Master of Public Health Program
Right Now, the world needs public health leaders. Right Here, is the best place to start.
Earn your Master of Public Health degree from our nationally accredited program, offered in collaboration with local public health leaders, to prepare you with specialized skills like epidemiology and public health leadership. Our cohort-based model, with in-person evening and online courses, allows students to be engaged with their faculty and build a local public health network.
Master of Public Health Program at a Glance
In-Demand
Skills
Specializations in epidemiology, public health leadership, health promotion, and integration with medicine.
Engage with Local
Public Health Leaders
Partnerships with public health departments across Southwest & Central Ohio.
Convenient
Classes
Evening courses with online, hybrid, and in-person options.
Advance Your
Career Right Here
The only accredited public health program
in the Dayton area.
Why Wright State University?
Concentrations
The M.P.H. program offers two concentration areas of study: Health Promotion and Education and Population Health.
Health Promotion & Education
Students completing the health promotion and education concentration are trained to use social and behavioral science to develop and evaluate interventions that promote health and prevent disease. Health educators work in a variety of settings including local public health, healthcare, insurance, non-profits, and worksite wellness.
Population Health
The Population Health concentration offers students the flexibility to pursue a variety of interests and specializations. Students in this concentration can earn one or more certificates.
Certificates
The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences offers four certificate programs - Aerospace Medicine, Epidemiology, Health Care Management, and Public Health Leadership. Certificates allow students to build advanced skills in select public health areas. These specializations can help students gain employment and advancement. Courses completed as part of a certificate can be applied toward the Master of Public Health degree.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the foundation of public health and is defined as the study of the distribution and determinants of disease or disorders within groups of people. In the certificate, students learn to design studies, analyze large data sets, and make meaningful conclusions.
Public Health Leadership
This certificate focuses on the skills and administrative principles needed to successfully manage in public health settings. Students achieve advanced competencies in strategy, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.
Health Care Management
This certificate offers a curriculum designed to develop strategic management and leadership skills applicable to the health care industry.
Aerospace Medicine
This certificate is designed for physicians interested in practicing in the field of Aerospace Medicine (ASM) and pursuing American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) board certification in the sub-specialty of Aerospace Medicine.
Master of Public Health Requirements
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
GPA of 2.7 or higher
Frequently Asked Questions
Additional resources
- Wright State College of Graduate Programs Admissions
- Graduate School Tuition and Fees
- Financial Aid
- Article: Developing a Partnership to Address Educational Gaps in the Public Health Workforce (PDF)
- About the Greater Dayton Area
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